Why variable soil properties still set the limits in Western Cape wheat production...
Wheat producers in the Western Cape are farming under increasingly complex conditions. Input costs continue to rise, rainfall is becoming more variable, and fields are rarely uniform. Yet many management decisions, particularly seeding and...
The benefits and successes of the SACTA levy
Seed is where every season begins. Before fertiliser rates are adjusted, before machinery enters the lands, and long before yield monitors tell their story, the genetic potential of the crop has already been set....
Nuwe genetika op pad, sê saadmaatskappye
Die Produksie/Inset-werkgroep vergader aan die einde van elke jaar met die onderskeie saadmaatskappye in Suid-Afrika. In November het dié reeks van vergaderings, wat ten doel het om verhoudings en kommunikasie met die maatskappye verder...
Winning New Era Commercial farmer wants to leave a legacy
The 2025 Grain SA/Absa/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year, Botlhale Jacob Tshabalala (36), was even more motivated to become a successful farmer after being nominated as a finalist in the...
GRAANPRODUSENT VAN DIE JAAR: hard op die saak, sag op die mens
“Doen wat jy moet doen. Gaan elke jaar vir ’n vol oes. Moenie met ’n halwe hart daar ingaan nie.” Só sê Hansie Viljoen, Graan SA se Graanprodusent van die Jaar vir 2025. Hierdie...
Streeksvergaderings: realiteite, brandpunte en die pad vorentoe
Graan SA se jaarlikse streeksvergaderings het op 20 Januarie afgeskop en sal tot 5 Maart landswyd voortduur. Hierdie vergaderings bly ’n kernplatform waar graanprodusente direk met Graan SA kan skakel, hul bekommernisse kan uitspreek...
Ergonomics considerations in agricultural work
Part 3
Since 1993 employers have been required to assess all hazards which are in their workplace. In 2019, the Department of Employment and Labour promulgated the Ergonomics Regulations to provide employers and employees with...
Why Asia beats Africa for new SA agricultural exports
During a recent discussion on CNBC (Consumer and Business Channel), Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at Agbiz (Agricultural Business Chamber), participated in a discussion regarding South African and Southern African agricultural developments and trade. He...
Verbeterings ingestel om oesskatting akkuraat te hou
Die afgelope twee seisoene sal onthou word as twee uiterstes: van ’n ernstige droogte tot ’n oornat produksieseisoen. Dit het tot gevolg gehad dat die eerste en tweede oesskattings van beide seisoene daadwerklik van...
SA’s groundnut industry: a small crop with a big strategic role
Groundnuts may occupy a relatively small footprint in South Africa’s summer crop landscape, but their importance extends far beyond hectares planted. As a crop positioned at the intersection of nutritional security, value-added processing, and...
